Is anyone else watching this? Competitors try to evade capture for 20 days. The hunters led by a retired senior policeman are allowed to track them " using powers available to The State", in other words they can track your phone usage, use cctv where available. You will be appalled at what they are able to access.Last years winner spent most of his time cycling along canal tow paths, no CCTV there.

When I did Jury Service recently the mobile phone evidence was fascinating. Obviously it proved who was talking to who but the Police also knew which phone masts were being used and had the ANPR which pinpointed the exact position of the cars. WhatsApp messages were also an an important part of the evidence despite the fact that they are supposedly encrypted.

The only episode of this I've seen was with "celebrities" (or are they all? Most of them had no brains at all).

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i think it says, in the credits, that the telephone tracking is simulated (i think it may be illegal for anyone but the police to have access to all of the positional and call data), so i would imagine that the accompanying cameraman is phoning in the location at regular intervals - or when the quarry is using their phone (and telling who they phone). we've watched a couple of series but they are much of a muchness so aren't bothering with this one.

I was debating watching it but it clashed with something more favourable.

I do find it fascinating how our whereabouts can be tracked down so easily at any given time. I watch a lot of true crime! Not sure I'd get on with this though as I am always able to pick holes in reality TV.